John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Joshua 14:10
And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said ,.... Had upheld him in life, and preserved him from many dangers in the wilderness; and had continued him not only in life, but in health to that day, according to his promise to him, that he would bring him into the land of Canaan, and that he should see and possess it, Numbers 14:24 Deuteronomy 1:36 , these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, and while the children of Israel wandered in the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Joshua 14:6-15
Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest man in all Israel, but was twenty years older than any of them, for all that were above twenty years old when he was forty were dead in the wilderness; it was fit therefore that this phoenix of his age should have some particular marks of honour put upon him in the dividing of the land. Now, I.... read more